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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Christopher Plantin take to write his Bible, the pinnacle of the Counter-Reformation, in the 16th century?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) One year.
(d) Twenty years.

2. In the 16th century, who provided funds to Christopher Plantin to write his Bible?
(a) Emperor Wanli of China.
(b) The people of Antwerp.
(c) King Phillip II of Spain.
(d) King Henry VIII of England.

3. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", what doctrine were the Chinese not ready to understand when Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China?
(a) The Epiphany.
(b) The Resurrection.
(c) The Assumption.
(d) The Incarnation.

4. When Ricci was a missionary, what religion was he startled to learn was practiced by some Chinese?
(a) Paganism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Mormonism.

5. About what did Ricci's Chinese Christian converts complain?
(a) Hostility from other Chinese.
(b) Repression from the government.
(c) Lack of Christian works, such as the Bible.
(d) Inability to understand the papacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the 16th century, what did Yu Chunxi's teacher Zhuzong tell Yu Chunxi about Ricci's arguments?

2. What did Ricci help the Chinese to see with this second picture "The Road to Emmaus"?

3. Who was the college teacher in Rome that maintained a correspondence with Ricci after Ricci left school?

4. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", who is Girolamo Costa?

5. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", which one of these does NOT describe Governor Lu?

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